Six Assam Rifles jawans in Manipur injured as soldier fires at them before shooting self to death

Imphal (IANS) At least six Assam Rifles personnel were injured after a soldier in their camp opened fire at them before shooting himself to death in Manipur's Chandel district along India-Myanmar border on Wednesday, police said.

A police…

ED officials enter Shahjahan’s Sandeshkhali residence, marathon raid on

Kolkata (IANS) Exactly 19 days after the attack on ED and CAPF officials at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, the central agency sleuths on Wednesday entered the residence of absconding Trinamool Congress leader and mastermind…

Sudden influx of pilgrims prompts ban on vehicles' entry into Ayodhya

Lucknow (IANS) A day after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla idol at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Uttar Pradesh government has imposed an immediate ban on all incoming vehicles, including state roadways buses in view of an overwhelming surge…

'Exercise Desert Knight': India, France & UAE conduct joint air drills

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Air Force, French Air and Space Force (FASF) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force have conducted joint air drills called ‘Exercise Desert Knight’.

The Ministry of Defence said that F-16, Su-30 MKI (Sukhoi), MiG 29,…

Myanmar military aircraft overshoots runway in Mizoram, 8 crew injured

Aizawl (IANS) At least eight crew members of a Myanmar Air Force aircraft were injured after the plane skidded off the Lengpui airport in Mizoram capital Aizawl on Tuesday, officials said.

The Myanmar Air Force fixed wing transport aircraft…

Tejashwi Yadav unconditionally withdraws remarks on Gujaratis, files affidavit in SC

New Delhi (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court unconditionally withdrawing his "only Gujaratis can be thugs" remark.

On Monday, a bench, headed by Justice Abhay S. Oka asked counsel…

Feel sad when CPI-M controls agenda of INDIA bloc meetings: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she "feels sad" to see the CPI-M, controlling the agenda of opposition INDIA bloc.

"The name INDIA. was my brain child. But I feel said when I see that CPI-M is being…

Biren Singh not happy with role of Central forces in handling Manipur crisis

Imphal (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction over the manner in which the Central forces have been dealing with the current crisis in the northeastern state impacted by ethnic violence that first broke out…

Afghan plane crash: Not an Indian scheduled aircraft or charter, says govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Sunday said that the unfortunate plane crash that occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft.

“As per available information,…

Bengal ration case: Rs 1,000 crore converted into foreign currency by arrested Trinamool leader, ED tells court

Kolkata(IANS) A massive amount of Rs 1,000 crore, related to the alleged West Bengal ration scam, was converted into foreign currency through a foreign exchange dealing corporate entity linked to arrested Trinamool Congress leader Shankar Adhya, the…